University of Glasgow: Robbie's greatest hits
Leading experts on Scotland's most acclaimed poet, Robert Burns, are to embark on a 15-year project to produce the most comprehensive collection of his works. The new Centre for Robert Burns Studies...
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University of Dundee £11m injection for labs
A consortium of five of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies aims to help tackle global diseases with funding of almost £11 million to support links with the University of Dundee. AstraZeneca...
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Bangor University: Hymns and arias
Budding singer-songwriters in Wales are to have a choice of language in new degree courses being launched next month at Bangor University. Creative Welsh with Popular Music will parallel an English...
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University of St Andrews: Vettriano's gift
A sketch by Scottish artist Jack Vettriano of his most celebrated work, The Singing Butler, will be auctioned by Sotheby's - with an estimated price of £20,000 - at the end of this month in support...
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University of Strathclyde: £1m power brokers
Global energy firm Doosan Babcock, which recruits more than 50 graduate engineers annually to work in power plants across the globe, has agreed a £1 million deal for a masters training scheme with...
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University of Southampton: 'Lost world' divers
A group of marine scientists has been awarded £462,000 to explore the world's deepest undersea volcanoes and find out what lives in a "lost world" 5km beneath the surface of the Caribbean. A team of...
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University of London: Abramsky on board
A new governance structure has been adopted by the federation of the 19 self-governing colleges that make up the University of London. Jenny Abramsky, director of BBC audio and music, has been...
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University of Liverpool: Whirlybirds are go
An £8.8 million research project into helicopter rotor blade technology has been launched at the University of Liverpool. The three-year project, funded by the Technology Strategy Board, will involve...
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America lacks the Bolognese recipe for true harmonisation
US warned it could lose its lead of the global pack if it doesn't learn from Europe, reports John Gill
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Will pharmacy prescription require more staff?
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) has questioned whether there are enough teaching and management staff to handle an expansion in courses resulting from government reforms of...
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US students to get bigger grants
Universities with highest fee increases are to be named and shamed, writes Jon Marcus
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Overseas briefing
South KoreaSeoul searching for studentsThe number of foreign students at South Korea's universities will rise by 100,000 if government targets are hit. The Ministry of Education, Science and...
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Criticism of student attitude at Harvard sparks outcry
John Gill reports on a debate in cyberspace about the culture at America's privileged seat of learning
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'Each student went about his or her daily life believing that he or she can and would change the world'
The following is a selection from the more than 110 comments posted on our website, timeshighereducation. co.uk, in reaction to John Summers's essay:"You mentioned a 'few shining exceptions', we are...
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Are good mixers badly served?
Journal editor calls for more respect and cash for interdisciplinary arts research. Zoe Corbyn reports